FAQ: Civil War - Barnard, John Gross fought for the Union was hard of hearing, but was able to graduate from West Point
- Berkeley, William Meade fought for the Confederate was wounded in action
- Blount, John fought for the Union graduated from Kentucky SD and became a teacher at the same school
- Chamberlain, William Martin fought for the Union hid his deafness and fought for a while before his deafness was discovered and he was discharged
- Chamberlayne, Hartwell Macon fought for the Confederate at the Battle of Newmarket, he ran into
James Jennings (see below) who was a prisoner of war
- English, Henry Clay fought for the Confederate taught at schools for the deaf before fighting in the war; when war ended he went back to his teaching career
- Fischer, G.E. fought for the Union served on the Union ships during the war
- George, James Goodloe fought for the Union was a career teacher, like English (see above)
- Jennings, James fought for the Union as a prisoner of war, made acquaintance with a rival solder (Chamberlayne, see above). They both knew each other from way back before the war broke out
- King, Robert Heber fought for the Confederate cultivated the contacts of higher ranked officers, which helped him in his post war careers in various positions
- McFarland, James H. fought for the Confederate role in the war was to carry dispatches between Confederate troops positioned away from each other on the field
- Oppenheimer, Benedict fought for the Confederate was a rarity; one of the few Confederate solders of Jewish faith; was the one that fired the cannons, since noise did not bother him!
- Simpson, William fought for the Union was able to hide his deafness throughout the war
Deaf People in the Civil War
FAQ: Civil War
- Barnard, John Gross
fought for the Union
was hard of hearing, but was able to graduate
from West Point
- Berkeley, William Meade
fought for the Confederate
was wounded in action
- Blount, John
fought for the Union
graduated from Kentucky SD and became a teacher
at the same school
- Chamberlain, William Martin
fought for the Union
hid his deafness and fought for a while before
his deafness was discovered and he was
discharged
- Chamberlayne, Hartwell Macon
fought for the Confederate
at the Battle of Newmarket, he ran into
James Jennings (see below) who was a
prisoner of war
- English, Henry Clay
fought for the Confederate
taught at schools for the deaf before
fighting in the war; when war ended
he went back to his teaching career
- Fischer, G.E.
fought for the Union
served on the Union ships during the war
- George, James Goodloe
fought for the Union
was a career teacher, like English (see above)
- Jennings, James
fought for the Union
as a prisoner of war, made acquaintance with
a rival solder (Chamberlayne, see above).
They both knew each other from way back before
the war broke out
- King, Robert Heber
fought for the Confederate
cultivated the contacts of higher ranked
officers, which helped him in his post war
careers in various positions
- McFarland, James H.
fought for the Confederate
role in the war was to carry dispatches between
Confederate troops positioned away from each
other on the field
- Oppenheimer, Benedict
fought for the Confederate
was a rarity; one of the few Confederate solders
of Jewish faith; was the one that fired the cannons,
since noise did not bother him!
- Simpson, William
fought for the Union
was able to hide his deafness throughout the war
- Yeager, John H.
fought for the Union
graduated from the Kentucky School for the Deaf
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